DGCA suspends ATC who approved IndiGo flights’ simultaneous takeoff in Bengaluru; details
The aviation safety regulator of India- the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended an air traffic controller for a period of three months for approving simultaneous departures of two flights of the IndiGo airline at Bengaluru airport on January 7, which led to the fights coming dangerously close to each other just after take-off. On January 7 morning, two IndiGo planes — flight 6E455 (Bengaluru to Kolkata) and flight 6E246 (Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar) — averted a mid-air collision over the Kempegowda International Airport just after their simultaneous take-off from north and south runways, respectively, according to an IE report.
